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    Many people are not aware of the problems that Native Americans face in this day and age. These problems first started when the Europeans discovered the Americas and encountered the Native Americans. The Native Americans were nice and welcoming to the explorers‚ but the Europeans quickly took advantage of that. The Europeans invaded and took over the Native American land and claimed it as their own without giving the Native Americans something as trade or even considering how it would affect them

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    The Europeans first started building settlements in North America in the 1500s‚ bringing not only germ cover blankets‚ but also new art techniques. Before contact with the Europeans the art style of the Native Americans consisted of carved totem poles‚ pottery decoration to show lineage‚ and complex paintings on stone. Imagery was used as a symbol of sacred events‚ rituals‚ and natural forces‚ which could include everything from celestial bodies and weather to the indigenous animals of the region

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    The European nations all had at least one thing in common when they came to the Americas and that was to increase their wealth. The Europeans thought of themselves as bold‚ fearless‚ and heroic explorers that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to discover a new kind of world. The Native Americans believed the Europeans were ruthless marauders. The truth is that both the Europeans and Native Americans’ viewpoints were right. The Americas were unknown and nonexistent to Europeans until their courageous

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    well known for its repeated attempts to steal Native American’s right to their homeland in their quest to colonize. Throughout its history‚ the country systematically tries to eradicate the ‘Native American problem’ by extinguishing their very identity. The main force the government used was education as a tool of oppression during the late nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. The North American government would force the American Indians to send their children to either a boarding

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    Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind‚ in a natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Many of them are essential for our survival while others are used for satisfying our wants. Natural resources may be further classified in different ways. Methods of Conservation The challenge of conservation

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    Natural resource Natural resources (economically referred to as land or raw materials) are naturally forming substances that are considered valuable in their relatively unmodified (natural) form. A natural resource’s value rests in the amount and extractability of the material available and the demand for it. The latter is determined by its usefulness to production. A commodity is generally considered a natural resource when the primary activities associated with it are extraction and purification

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    Cultural Sensitivity in Counseling: A Prospective on Native Americans Kevin Canfield Liberty University October 12‚ 2010 Abstract Three of the most popular techniques in use by the counseling profession were examined in relationship to Native American culture and worldview‚ in order to determine the reasons for their ineffectiveness among these people groups. The results indicate that a lack of understanding and sensitivity to Native American culture and belief systems by counselors may

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    Presiding Judge‚ RTC Branch 52‚ Puerto Princesa City and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES‚ respondents. Facts: The petitioners were apprehended on the Sitio Cadiz‚ Barangay Bacungan Puerto Princesa for violating Section 68 of PD No. 705 or known as The Forestry Reform Code of the Philippines. There were 1‚ 800 board feet of lumber loaded in two (2) passenger jeeps in different sizes and dimension that were confiscated. On August 9‚ 1991‚ all the accused were pleaded not guilty to the crime charged. Petitioner

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    there were extreme changes‚ such as Europeans discovering the Americas. Leading to them disrupting the natives by bringing over goods‚weapons‚disease‚slaves‚and christianity.The Americas were more affected by convergence than Europe due to the major economic changes‚the cruel treatment of Native Americans and the invention of race caused by the brining over of the African slaves‚ ultimately leading to changes

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    When the Europeans landed in the Americas‚ they were surprised to find that other people had already populated the land. These people came to be known as Indians to the Europeans‚ and Native Americans to us today. They were called Indians due to the fact that the Europeans at first thought that they were in India‚ as they stumbled across the Americas whilst looking for a quicker shipping route to India‚ not knowing the fast land masses that separated Europe and India. Eventually though they discovered

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